Whether you're one of the 40 million people who do their shopping online for gifts, or you're sending one of the 700 million Christmas cards to brighten up someone's festive season, we're ready to deliver your Christmas.
From last posting dates to Christmas deliveries, you'll find all your posting needs here with our one-stop guide to all things festive!
click here to read moreLast posting dates 2011Make sure you post before the last posting date
To beat the Christmas rush, make sure you post before the recommended last posting date.
Your last posting dates for Christmas are:
| Last recommended posting services | Service |
|---|---|
| UK | |
| Wed 14th December | Standard Parcels |
| Sat 17th December | Second Class and Recorded Signed For™ |
| Tue 20th December | First Class and Recorded Signed For™ |
| Wed 21st December | Parcelforce express48 |
| Thu 22nd December | Parcelforce express24 |
| Special Delivery™ | |
| Thu 22nd December | Special Delivery™ |
| Fri 23rd December | Special Delivery™ with Saturday Guarantee |
| International Surface Mail | |
| Fri 30th September | Non-European destinations except Middle East, South Africa, Far East, USA and Canada |
| Tue 4th October | Middle and Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore) |
| Tue 18th October | South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Canada |
| Tue 8th November | Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland |
| Tue 22nd November | Western Europe |
| International Airmail | |
| Mon 5th December | South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (including Japan), Australia and New Zealand |
| Fri 9th December | Eastern Europe, USA and Canada |
| Mon 12th December | Western Europe |
| British Forces Post Office (BFPO) | |
| Fri 2nd December | Airmail to Operational BFPOs |
| Thu 15th December | Airmail to Static BFPOs |
| Royal Mail Tracked® | |
| Mon 19th December | RM Tracked |
| Tue 20th December | RM Tracked High Volume |
| Wed 21st December | RM Tracked Next Day |
| PacketPost™/Packetsort | |
| Sat 17th December | Second Class |
| Tue 20th December | First Class |
| Inland Presorted Traffic | |
| Thu 15th December | Mailsort 3 |
| Sat 17th December | Mailsort 2, Presstream 2 and Walksort 2 |
| Tue 20th December | Mailsort 1, Presstream 1 and Walksort 1 |
Last posting dates for Mailsort3 deferred for delivery over the Christmas/New Year period are:
For delivery on/from Wednesday 28th Dec - last posting day 14th December
For delivery on/from or after Tuesday 3 Jan - (Wednesday 4th Jan Scotland) - last posting day Friday 16th Dec
Follow the steps in our Delivering more 
(3.24MB) guide to get your Seasons Greetings delivered on time.
British Forces Mail: Find out the latest date you can post to
BFPOs worldwide 
.
Dilynwch y camau yn ein canllaw Dosbarthu mwy (5 MB) er mwyn i Gyfarchion yr Wyl gael eu dosbarthu mewn pryd.
click here to read moreChristmas deliveriesWe’re offering more services over the Christmas period
We'll be trying our very best to get all your Christmas post to you as soon as we can. To help us achieve this, we'll be offering you more services over the festive period:
Extra deliveries: We will be making additional deliveries leading up to Christmas.
Later opening hours: If you're out when we try to deliver, we've made it easier to collect your post from your local Enquiry Office, which will be open later from Monday 12th December. The opening hours will be on your 'Something for You' card.
Please note there will be no deliveries and collections from 25th -27th December inclusive
Arrangements for Christmas and New Year 2011 are as follows:
| Dates | Service |
|---|---|
| Mon 19th December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Tue 20th December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Wed 21st December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Thu 22nd December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Fri 23rd December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Christmas Eve* Sat 24th December | Normal deliveries and normal collections for existing Saturday collection customers only |
| Christmas Day Sun 25th December | No deliveries or collections |
| Boxing Day Mon 26th December | No deliveries or collections |
| Tue 27th December (Bank Holiday) | No deliveries or collections |
| Wed 28th December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Thu 29th December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| Fri 30th December | Normal deliveries and collections |
| New Year's Eve* Saturday 31st December | Normal deliveries and normal collections for existing Saturday collection customers only |
| New Year's Day Sun 1st January | No deliveries or collections |
| Mon 2nd January | No deliveries or collections |
| Tue 3rd January (Bank Holiday in Scotland) | Normal deliveries and collections excluding Scotland |
*If you require a single collection on this day, please contact us on:
08457 950 950
Santa Mail is now available. Get your letters to Santa early this year.
Download your full schedule of Christmas and New Year (63KB) arrangements.
Lawrlwythwch eich amserlen lawn o drefniadau'r Nadolig a'r
Flwyddyn Newydd (58KB).
Our How to Guide (972 KB) includes information on the services and support you need to help you through the festive season
Mae Canllaw Sut i y Post Brenhinol (972 3MB zip) yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am y gwasanaethau a’r cymorth sydd ei angen arnoch dros gyfnod y Nadolig.
click here to read moreWrapping and packingAdvice on safe and secure packing
Make sure that your items are packed safely and securely, by viewing the wrapping and packing advice.
click here to read moreAddressing your postClearly address your post
Make sure that you have clearly labelled envelopes with a return address on the back and always add the postcode so that it reaches its destination on time.
click here to read moreGetting the postage rightFind out more about pricing for different sizes of mail
Understand the pricing for different sizes of mail to make sure that you don't incur a fine
by viewing our size and weight formats.
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click here to read moreExpress and signature servicesFind out more about our fast and secure services
Get your parcels there with added speed, security and online tracking with Special Delivery™ 9am, Special Delivery™ Next Day, Recorded Signed For™, Airsure® and International Signed For™.